Riverside County fire crews Tuesday tackled a small brush fire that broke out in De Luz, an unincorporated area west of Temecula.

Jody Hagemann, spokeswoman with the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, said the fire broke out at around 4 p.m. near De Luz and Camaron Roads.

The fire was only a quarter-acre as of 4:45 p.m., and Hagemann said there were no mandatory or voluntary evacuations in place for surrounding communities. Five fire engines, helicopters and air tankers initially were dispatched to the blaze.

Hagemann said the air tankers were sent back to Hemet-Ryan Airport before they could assist because the fire’s forward progress had been stopped with help from water drops from helicopters.

“They’ll be out there a couple more hours, but the burn area only covered three-quarters of an acre,” she said.